This course in Experimental Economics will look at what economic theory has to say about economic choices and strategic interactions and what people actually do when faced with strategic decisions. We will conduct a large number of in-class experiments (with real money payoffs and other worthwhile incentives) in order to either identify systematic deviations or to confirm theoretical predictions. Beginning with the history and purposes of experimental economics, this course will cover in depth the latest methods and survey existing experimental research. Most importantly, this course will teach students how to set up an economic experiment.
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Class hours: MW, 2:25 - 3:40 pm, Allen 1006
Office hours: T: 3:45 - 4:45 pm, or by appointment (email me)
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This course in Industrial Organization gives a theoretical analysis of markets with a small number of firms (oligopolies). In particular, we adopt a strategic approach to study firms' behavior. The economics of firms' pricing and non-pricing strategies, such as capacity choice, product differentiation, R&D investment, and advertising, are analyzed. We will combine the latest theories with some empirical evidence and in-class experiments.
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Class hours: TR, 4:45 - 6:00 pm, Allen 1004
Office hours: TR, 11:30 - 1:00 pm, or by appointment (email me)
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Experimental Economics is probably the fastest growing field in economics today. It is a field committed to the idea that economics, like all of the natural sciences, can be a laboratory science. This course will introduce you to the methodology of experimental research in economics. You will read some of the seminal experimental economics papers and you will also be exposed to some currently active areas of research in experimental economics. An effort will be made to concentrate on a series of experiments, in order to see how experiments build on one another and allow researchers with different theoretical dispositions to narrow the range of potential disagreement. The aim of this course is to provide you with a solid understanding of the experimental methodology and get you started on an experimental research project that could become part of your dissertation. Experimental work has been conducted in all fields of economics including Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Public Finance, Labor Economics, Trade, Development Economics and Macroeconomics. This course can therefore complement your other research interests.
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Class hours: TR, 1:30 - 2:45 pm, Allen 3067
Office hours: TR: 4:30 - 6:00 pm, or by appointment (email me)
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This course covers much of the core material in microeconomic analysis. It is aimed to endow students with microeconomic tools to analyze and resolve economic problems. The course requires students to have a good working knowledge of college algebra and geometry, and some knowledge of differential calculus (students should know how to calculate derivatives and have an understanding of what they actually mean). We will combine the theory with in-class experiments. For more details, please see the tentative course outline.
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MWF: 12:05 - 12:55 pm, Allen 1006
Office hours: Wednesdays: 1:30 - 4:30 pm, or by appointment (email me)
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Intermediate Microeconomics - 323: Spring 2004 Texas A&M University.
IO - 425: Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006 Texas A&M University.
Teoria Economica II (Intermediate Microeconomics) (BS/BA): Fall 1999, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
Assisted graduate courses: 1996 - 1999, Econometrics I and Applied Statistics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
Summer Schools: September 2000, Instructor and member of the organizing committee at the Barcelona Bellaterra Experimental Economics Summer School, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.